Seniority Profile · New York

Senior Physicists salary in New York

Roles that require seasoned judgement and the ability to lead projects without supervision. Typically five to ten years of experience and a track record of complete ownership.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026

BLS percentile range

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MEDIAN to P75 of the New York OES distribution for Physicists.

DOL OFLC offered median

$141,110

Across 17 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Senior Physicists in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $141,110. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level III — experienced	17	$141,110

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Senior Physicists in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Brookhaven National Laboratory	Research Staff 4 Physics	12	$135,681
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Assistant Attending	3	$190,000
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	Assistant Professor (Research)	2	$152,240

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

Assistant Attending at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
$190,000
New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-199008
Research Staff 3 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$123,000
UptonWage Level IIIDecided Jul 25, 2025I-200-25199-185951
Assistant Professor (Research) at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
$155,240
New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Nov 13, 2024I-200-24310-454741
Assistant Attending at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
$190,000
New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Jul 23, 2025I-200-25197-180242
Research Staff 4 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$147,178
UptonWage Level IIIDecided Jun 6, 2025I-200-25150-036105
Clinical Radiotherapy Physicist II at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
$200,000
New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-022281
Research Staff 4 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$137,922
UptonWage Level IIIDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25133-970771
Research Staff 3 Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
$152,938
UptonWage Level IIIDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25133-970185

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.